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Effect Hot Foot Immersion and Ice Massage on Hypertension

Effect of Hot Foot Immersion And Ice Massage to Head and Spine on Autonomic and Hemodynamic Variables in Hypertensive individuals-Three arm study - nil

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2024/06/069022
Enrollment
90
Registered
2024-06-18
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-06-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: I10- Essential (primary) hypertension

Interventions

Intervention1: Hot Foot Immersion and Ice Massage to Head and Spine: The subjects are directed to sit in a chair and immerse both legs in a plastic bucket filled with warm water. The waters temperatur

Sponsors

Dr Naveen Kumar D
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1 Age 35-65 years. 2 Both genders. 3 Subjects diagnosed with hypertension with or without medications. 4 Essential hypertension.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1 Hypertension with the CAD. 2 Hypertension with the previous stroke. 3 Hypertension with the CKD. 4 Hypertensive patients with ear infection, cervical spondylosis, renal or adrenal involvement. 5)Female subjects during their menstrual cycle, as menstruation is known to influence the circulatory and humoral dynamics

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Heart rate variability,Hemodynamic variables: Cardiac output (CO), Cardiac index (CI), Stroke volume (SV), Stroke volume index (SVI), pulse pressure (PP), Mean arterial pressure (MAP) Double product, Rate pressure product (RPP)Timepoint: The baseline will be taken 5 minutes before the intervention. Post data will be taken 5 minutes after the intervention.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Ankle-brachial indexTimepoint: Baseline,5 minutes after the intervention

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Geetha B Shetty

SDM college of Naturopathy and Yogic sciences

drnaveenhbh2011@hmail.com7026281189

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026